Fish Name Meaning: An occupational name derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'fische' meaning 'fish',someone who was a 'catcher' or 'seller' of fish.
Usually given to a person who's occupation was a fisherman but also sometimes used as a name for some who resided close to a fish dam/weir.
Discover how your Fish ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 2 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 15 |
Channel Islands | 0 |
Cheshire | 75 |
Cornwall | 25 |
Cumberland | 7 |
Derbyshire | 55 |
Devon | 37 |
Dorset | 81 |
Durham | 99 |
Essex | 142 |
Gloucestershire | 21 |
Hampshire | 59 |
Herefordshire | 1 |
Hertfordshire | 113 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 51 |
Lancashire | 1,615 |
Leicestershire | 20 |
Lincolnshire | 161 |
London | 653 |
Middlesex | 42 |
Northumberland | 106 |
Norfolk | 348 |
Northamptonshire | 28 |
Nottinghamshire | 120 |
Oxfordshire | 1 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 4 |
Suffolk | 185 |
Somerset | 96 |
Surrey | 28 |
Sussex | 76 |
Staffordshire | 27 |
Warwickshire | 16 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 12 |
Worcestershire | 12 |
Yorkshire | 500 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 2 |
Cardiganshire | 4 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 1 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 27 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 2 |
Monmouthshire | 13 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 801 |
Cotton Weaver | 223 |
Agricultural Labourer | 110 |
Labourer | 67 |
Coal Miner | 67 |
House Keeper | 53 |
Domestic Servant | 40 |
Dress Maker | 32 |
General Servant | 29 |
Cotton Winder | 26 |
Laundress | 22 |
Tailor | 20 |
Shoe Maker | 19 |
Carpenter | 17 |
Servant | 17 |
Annuitant | 16 |
Errand Boy | 16 |
Weaver | 16 |
Painter | 14 |
Clerk | 14 |
Grocer | 13 |
Joiner | 13 |
Weaver Cotton | 12 |
Gardener | 12 |
Collier | 12 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Fish | 2,643 |
Mary Fish | 2,642 |
John Fish | 2,500 |
Elizabeth Fish | 1,717 |
James Fish | 1,577 |
George Fish | 1,539 |
Thomas Fish | 1,467 |
Sarah Fish | 1,406 |
Ann Fish | 905 |
Alice Fish | 897 |
Jane Fish | 851 |
Robert Fish | 782 |
Charles Fish | 756 |
Joseph Fish | 690 |
Ellen Fish | 669 |
Henry Fish | 661 |
Margaret Fish | 565 |
Annie Fish | 549 |
Hannah Fish | 547 |
Eliza Fish | 489 |
Frederick Fish | 478 |
Richard Fish | 449 |
Emma Fish | 404 |
Samuel Fish | 386 |
Arthur Fish | 379 |